How to install WildFly Server on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS or Dedicated Server

Introduction

WildFly, formally known as JBoss, implements the Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE). It is one of the most common open source Java server applications. It offers you an administration dashboard to manage single or multiple domains efficiently. Some of the advantages provided by the server application include:

Lightweight in terms of memory resource usage

Compared to other Java Servers such as Tomcat, WildFly has the faster start up time.

It is easily scalable and offers a reliable connection to your applications

Install and Configure WildFly

Now add a user that will authenticate to the administration dashboard. Make sure while adding the username and password, you have a strong password which you can store in a password vault of your choice.

You should be able to access your console at http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:8080 while replacing YOUR_IP_ADDRESS with your OWN IP address.

Click on the the Administration Console and enter your credentials to log in. You should be able to see a screen similar to the one below.

Conclusion

You can now start exploring the rich features of WildFly or maybe begin a new project and start developing. You may also decide to manage different servers on one platform; the multiple servers is referred to as a domain. You can get to learn more about configuring the same in the official Wildfly documentation.